Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Burgettstown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burgettstown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Burgettstown is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Burgettstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgettstown:
- Washington County (The home county of Burgettstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Woodrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
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- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
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- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
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- Dinsmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
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- Pattersons Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
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- MacDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
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- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
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- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
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- Cokeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
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- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Washington County
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- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Sturgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
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- Murdocksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
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- Bridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
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- Essen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
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- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Upper Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
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- Carnegie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moon Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
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- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Comettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
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- Frankfort Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
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- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
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- Gringo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
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- Crestmont Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
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- South Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hookstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
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- Aliquippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Fernway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
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- Fox Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
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- Ogle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
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- Seven Fields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Valencia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
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- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- East Millsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
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- Fairhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
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- Luzerne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
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- Lynnwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
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- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
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- Swarts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
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- Rutan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
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- Chartiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
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- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
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- Ryerson Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
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- Waynesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Monessen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
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- Gibsonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
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- Sutersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Shaner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Colerain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- West Wheeling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellaire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- East End
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- East Liverpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Calcutta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- New Salisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Blairmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Hopedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Cadiz Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Unionvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Deandale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Mingo Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Georges Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Alikanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Gould
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Steubenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Valley Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Fernwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Island Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Hooverson Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Follansbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Shank Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Dutch Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Weirton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- New Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Sherrard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMechen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Potomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Triadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burgettstown, see our County-by-County Page for Burgettstown.
Cemeteries Near Burgettstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgettstown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burgettstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgettstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Covanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Place Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burgettstown had a population of 929 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burgettstown had a population of 1,310 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgettstown, with the one closest to Burgettstown listed first.
- Woodrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Bulger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Primrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersons Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Dinsmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bavington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bavington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavington
- Hanlin Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Eldersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgettstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgettstown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burgettstown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgettstown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burgettstown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burgettstown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burgettstown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Burgettstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burgettstown:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burgettstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burgettstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |